MEMOIR GENRE: AGREE OR DISAGREE

Learning Target: Readers understand the genre of memoir.

CHOOSE A MEMOIR AUTHOR THAT YOU RECOGNIZE:

1. Gary Soto2. Jerry Spinelli3. Roald Dahl4. Eric Carle5. Beverly Cleary

MEMOIRS ARE WRITTEN IN THE FIRST PERSON.

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111. Agree2. Disagree

THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A MEMOIR SHOULD NOT CHANGE IN ANY WAY.

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IT’S OKAY TO INCLUDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE MEMOIR IF IT WILL AMUSE THE READER.

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MEMOIRS HELP THE AUTHOR, AND THE READER, MAKE SENSE OF THE AUTHOR’S LIFE.

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THE AUTHOR REFERS TO HIM OR HERSELF AS “I” NOT “HE,” “SHE,” OR “ONE.”

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THE MEMOIR SHOULD INCLUDE ENOUGH BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE READER TO UNDERSTAND THE EVENTS OF THE MEMOIR.

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THE AUTHOR MUST INCLUDE ALL THE DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED EVEN IF THEY DO NOT ADD TO THE OVERALL EFFECT OF THE STORY.

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DETAIL SHOULD ADVANCE THE ACTION OR THE MEANING OF THE STORY.

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MEMOIRS ARE TRUE.

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IT’S GOOD TO HAVE A LOT OF DETAIL, EVEN ABOUT UNIMPORTANT THINGS.

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MEMOIRS ARE _________________.

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1. Plays2. Speeches3. Fiction4. Non-Fiction

A MEMOIR IS ABOUT _____________________.

1. The author's entire life. 2. A single memory that takes

place in a limited time period. 3. An experience that will happen

to the author in the future. 4. The experiences of a family

member of the author.

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